NFL: Pittsburgh 38, Green Bay 31

GREEN BAY, Wis., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Le'Veon Bell put Pittsburgh ahead with a late touchdown run Sunday and the Steelers held on for a 38-31 win over Green Bay to stay alive in the playoff hunt.

Bell broke a 31-31 tie with a 1-yard scoring run with 1:25 left in the game after safety Troy Polamalu forced a fumble by Packers quarterback Matt Flynn at the Packers' 17-yard line.

Green Bay had one last chance to score following Micah Hyde's 70-yard return on the ensuing kickoff but Flynn's pass on the game's final play went off Jarrett Boykin's fingertips in the end zone at snowy Lambeau Field.

Ben Roethlisberger passed for 167 yards with two touchdowns and an interception and ran for a score as the Steelers (7-8) kept their faint post-season hopes alive with their fifth win in seven games.

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